Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Mars Rover Curiosity Prepares for Drilling


Mars Rover Curiosity Prepares for Drilling

Curiosity's drill is positioned on a target on a patch of flat, veined rock called

Curiosity has placed its drill onto a series of four locations on a Martian rock and pressed down on it with the rover's arm, in preparation for using the drill in coming days.

This "pre-load" testing enables engineers to check whether the amount of force applied to the hardware matches predictions for what would result from the commanded motions.

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